Michael McDowell paced the opening practice session for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500. The Ford teams swept the top-five spots in the session and Greg Biffle was the fastest of six non-chartered drivers in the session.
Here are the complete results for Practice 1 for the Daytona 500, race 1 of 36.
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| # | Driver | Best Time | Diff. | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | 46.696 | 25 | |
| 2 | 15 | David Ragan | 46.713 | -0.017 | 18 |
| 3 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | 46.717 | -0.021 | 20 |
| 4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 46.729 | -0.033 | 21 |
| 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 46.736 | -0.039 | 22 |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | 47.075 | -0.379 | 19 |
| 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 47.081 | -0.385 | 27 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 47.083 | -0.387 | 22 |
| 9 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 47.085 | -0.389 | 20 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 47.089 | -0.393 | 27 |
| 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 47.114 | -0.418 | 16 |
| 12 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 47.121 | -0.425 | 13 |
| 13 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 47.133 | -0.437 | 19 |
| 14 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47.386 | -0.690 | 15 |
| 15 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 47.497 | -0.801 | 27 |
| 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 47.552 | -0.856 | 16 |
| 17 | 44 | Greg Biffle | 47.827 | -1.131 | 10 |
| 18 | 62 | Noah Gragson | 47.85 | -1.154 | 14 |
| 19 | 51 | Cody Ware | 48.496 | -1.800 | 15 |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | 48.556 | -1.860 | 9 |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 48.661 | -1.965 | 13 |
| 22 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | 48.68 | -1.984 | 10 |
| 23 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 48.788 | -2.092 | 16 |
| 24 | 16 | Daniel Hemric | 48.843 | -2.147 | 7 |
| 25 | 21 | Harrison Burton | 49.043 | -2.347 | 7 |
| 26 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 49.051 | -2.355 | 10 |
| 27 | 66 | Timmy Hill | 49.202 | -2.506 | 8 |
| 28 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | 49.24 | -2.544 | 11 |
| 29 | 10 | Aric Almirola | 49.28 | -2.584 | 11 |
| 30 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 49.285 | -2.589 | 9 |
| 31 | 42 | Ty Dillon | 49.329 | -2.633 | 8 |
| 32 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | 49.403 | -2.707 | 13 |
| 33 | 22 | Joey Logano | 49.41 | -2.714 | 17 |
| 34 | 55 | JJ Yeley | 49.455 | -2.759 | 14 |
| 35 | 43 | Erik Jones | 49.505 | -2.809 | 6 |
| 36 | 31 | Justin Haley | 49.646 | -2.950 | 7 |
| 37 | 41 | Cole Custer | 49.704 | -3.008 | 6 |
| 38 | 77 | Landon Cassill | 49.843 | -3.147 | 11 |
| 39 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 49.848 | -3.152 | 3 |
| 40 | 27 | Jacques Villeneueve | 49.87 | -3.174 | 18 |
| 41 | 50 | Kaz Grala | 50.207 | -3.511 | 5 |
| 42 | 78 | BJ McLeod | 50.671 | -3.975 | 1 |
